LATEST CABLE NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4820, 2 September 1876, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(ESTHER'S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY./ Melbourne, Friday. ; Mr, Edward Ellis, formerly editor and proprietor of the Evening Post ,■ was arrested on a writof ne exeat.on board the' Otago, and is detained in gaol. - i ; - It is stated that the Government have sent home , calling upon Steavenson, the Secretary for Railways, to return and refute the charges . alleged against him. Sydney, Friday. Hennessy’s case is firm at 30s. to 315.; quarters, 7s. 6d. to 7s. 7d.; rice, £2O to £.21 55,; medal ctndles, lOd.Adelaide flour, £ll 155.; wheat,'6s. 3d. to ss. 4d,; New Zealand wheat, 4s. lOd. to 55.; oats, nominal; kerosene firm at 2s. 3d. . i i > Singapore, Thursday. On August 19 the Montenegrins defeated the Turks at Rutchi. This report has been confirmed; The Turks ,suffered a great loss,' having no artillery available during the engagement. Oh August 25 the Servians and Turks were fighting before Alexinatz, the , result being very indecisive.. Russian, volunteer officers and soldiers are joining the Servians, with the permission of Russia. Prince Milan has summoned the Consular body to his palace for the purpose of bringing about a joint mediation by the Great Powers. In the meantime an armistice is proposed. A financial crisis has occurred in Portugal. The banks have suspended payment. The blockade of Dahomy continues. The king is defiant, and threatens to massacre the Europeans in his territory.